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"If you plan to read one book this year, I encourage you to consider Find Your Reason to Be Here." Jed Diamond
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- “If you truly want to have more love in your life, you couldn’t find a better gift for yourself, a friend, or a lover...” - Jed Diamond
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How to believe when the going gets rough
Sorry, I’m been doing a very bad job of keeping you up on the progress of my new book: Find Your Reason to be Here. The reason is simple. This book really took it out of me! First the editing … Continue reading
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Tagged how to survive midlife, mental torture, midlife, midlife success, sales statistics, writing and confidence, writing and self-doubt
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Success at last!
Find Your Reason to Be Here: The Search for Meaning in Midlife is out! This is the research project I have been working on for the past few years, containing important information for boomers, those looking towards midlife and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Find Your Reason to be Here, Laura Lee Carter books, midlife psychology
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The stresses of writing a book
“Those who think they can, and those who think they cannot are BOTH right.” – Henry Ford I just completed the editorial phase of my new book: FIND YOUR REASON TO BE HERE: The Search for Meaning in Midlife. … Continue reading
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Tagged completing your book, Find Your Reason to be Here, midlife and meaning, the editorial process of publishing, The search for meaning in midlife, writing
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My favorite author movie ever!
Just viewed “Miss Potter” for the second or third time. What a lovely holiday tradition along with the Polar Express, of course! Love this portrayal of Beatrix Potter as she sets out to prove the entire world wrong by becoming … Continue reading
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Tagged Best author movie ever, MIss Potter the film, Miss Potter with Renee Zellweger
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Why none of your writing is wasted!
Here’s is an EXCELLENT discussion of why you need to keep writing!
Posted in Becoming an author in midlife, Believing in yourself as a writer, Blogging, Fort Collins author, Stress Management for Writers, Stresses of authorship, Stresses of becoming a writer, the need to be heard, the process of writing, The psychological challenges of becoming a writer, Why self-publish?, Writing and authenticity, Writing and loneliness, writing and meaning, Writing and personal growth, Writing and self-discovery, Writing and Self-worth, Writing to learn more about yourself
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Small Business Saturday is November 24th this year!
Remember all small businesses today, and BTW I’m just about the smallest business you’re ever going to run into! Please consider the purchase of my books as GREAT holiday gifts for your friends and family with midlife or love concerns… … Continue reading
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Tagged books, business, Small Business Saturday, writing
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Is there a writing crisis in America?
Here are twelve troubling signs that there is! Keep in mind, for many of us writing is the best way to think through our problems. What does this say about the future of democracy and freedom?
Posted in Becoming an author in midlife, Fort Collins writer, Freedom of the press, Learning how to become a writer, the process of writing, Writing and authenticity, Writing and self-discovery, Writing and Self-worth, Writing the truth, Writing to learn more about yourself
Tagged American writing skills decline, writing and freedom, writing and thinking, writing crisis in America, writing skills and democracy
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How to Build a Book
I’m presently in the middle of a big project, constructing the framework for my next book. I find it useful to conceptualize your book rather like you would when building a house. Otherwise the job before you can begin to … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages of self-doubt, authorship and self-doubt, constructing the framework of a book, how to build a book
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Appreciating the creative value of spacing out
When we daydream, we free our thinking of logical limits to allow knowledge, experiences, and ideas to essentially float freely in our mind and mingle with each other in a way that our logical mind cannot handle. Some might call … Continue reading
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Tagged creative value of spacing out, perplexing problems, where do you get inspiration, where does inspiration come from?, writing and imagination
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Do writers have more mental illness?
Yes, according to a new study: “Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, according to a study of more than a million people. Writers had a higher risk of anxiety and bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, unipolar … Continue reading
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Tagged mental-health, study creativity, writers and depression, writers and mental illness
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